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Pryor raised $1.9 million in the first quarter and $1.2 million in the second quarter. His campaign notes that its fundraising during the period from July through September is on par with three Democrats who were top GOP targets last cycle and went on to prevail at this point in 2011, including Montana’s Jon Tester, Ohio’s Sherrod Brown and Missouri’s Claire McCaskill.

“Folks here know Mark as someone who always puts Arkansas first,” Pryor campaign manager Jeff Weaver said in a statement, “and voters next year will have a clear choice between Congressman Cotton’s narrow, reckless agenda and Mark’s record as a responsible and reliable voice for Arkansas families.”